male pattern beauty | a guy’s perspective on natural products

February 10, 2017

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Editor’s Note: Introducing a new voice in the world of male beauty bloggers: Meet Sam, my boyfriend and the expert at giving me side eye when I take 40+ minutes to perform my evening skincare routine. In this new series, Sam gives his POV on various green beauty products. No fluff, no fuss — just a dude’s perspective on all these things cluttering up the bathroom.

Kim gave me some free skincare products, and it’s about time I tell you about them.

But first, I ask you to look past the fact that absolutely nothing qualifies me to write about green beauty. If it weren’t for Kim, I’d still be using Axe and eschewing moisturizer because my skin is oily and why would I need that?

But I also ask that you consider the fact that I can offer a perspective that Kim can’t: the male perspective. That’s right — I’m a man.

There was a time when I couldn’t name one thing a tonic did, yet this stuff claims to do four.

Not kidding — it’s right there on the bottle: “4 IN 1.”

It cleans, exfoliates, tones and heals skin after shaving. All this from a liquid that looks and feels like water. I use other products to clean and exfoliate, but I’ve used this tonic post-shave, and man is it soothing. I also like to slap it on my face before moisturizing to really crank up the hydration.

Think of it as an extender, like breadcrumbs in meatloaf. Plus, it has a faint Pine-Sol scent, in a good way.

So there you have it. Three reviews, expertly handcrafted by a non-expert.